PSY4930 I/O Psych: Exam 1 (CH. 1-4)
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Types of I/O Psychology jobs: - ✔✔-Personnel (Industrial) Psychology
-Organizational Psychology: What's the whole nature of the organization, and how do
the people fit in it?
-Human Factors (Engineering)
Industrial Psychology - ✔✔-Application of psychological principles to the workplace
-Five general research areas:
1). Selection and placement
2). Training and development: training to do the job,
3). Performance Management (ex: appraisal)
4). Organizational Effectiveness (aka talent manager)
5). Quality of work life
Selection and placement - ✔✔How people hire/fire a person at an organization
Training and development - ✔✔How to make the person into a good worker
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,Performance Management - ✔✔-Compliments and constructive criticism (appraisal)
-Provide helpful feedback
Organizational Effectiveness - ✔✔Fix areas where the company has problems
Quality of Work Life - ✔✔-Being productive and enjoying your work
-Work/life balance
-How to keep worker happy, healthy, productive, increase satisfaction, emotional
health, and how does humor help the workplace?
Human Factors/Ergonomics - ✔✔-What's the best work environment? The best tools,
equipment, machinery?
Where do most IO Psychologists work? - ✔✔-variety of places
-Academics (42%), Consulting (22%), Private sector (17%), Public sector (9%), Non-
profit (3%), and other (7%)
Where they work: - ✔✔Academia
-Basic research
-Teaching
-Psychology and Business programs
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, Business
-Consulting
-Human resources
-Corporate trainers
-Recruiteres
-Selection and placement
Government
-Military
-NASA
-FBI/CIA
-Department of Labor
Other
-High Schools and Colleges in Career Development
-Clinical/Counseling Areas
--Success Counseling
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Types of I/O Psychology jobs: - ✔✔-Personnel (Industrial) Psychology
-Organizational Psychology: What's the whole nature of the organization, and how do
the people fit in it?
-Human Factors (Engineering)
Industrial Psychology - ✔✔-Application of psychological principles to the workplace
-Five general research areas:
1). Selection and placement
2). Training and development: training to do the job,
3). Performance Management (ex: appraisal)
4). Organizational Effectiveness (aka talent manager)
5). Quality of work life
Selection and placement - ✔✔How people hire/fire a person at an organization
Training and development - ✔✔How to make the person into a good worker
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,Performance Management - ✔✔-Compliments and constructive criticism (appraisal)
-Provide helpful feedback
Organizational Effectiveness - ✔✔Fix areas where the company has problems
Quality of Work Life - ✔✔-Being productive and enjoying your work
-Work/life balance
-How to keep worker happy, healthy, productive, increase satisfaction, emotional
health, and how does humor help the workplace?
Human Factors/Ergonomics - ✔✔-What's the best work environment? The best tools,
equipment, machinery?
Where do most IO Psychologists work? - ✔✔-variety of places
-Academics (42%), Consulting (22%), Private sector (17%), Public sector (9%), Non-
profit (3%), and other (7%)
Where they work: - ✔✔Academia
-Basic research
-Teaching
-Psychology and Business programs
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, Business
-Consulting
-Human resources
-Corporate trainers
-Recruiteres
-Selection and placement
Government
-Military
-NASA
-FBI/CIA
-Department of Labor
Other
-High Schools and Colleges in Career Development
-Clinical/Counseling Areas
--Success Counseling
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